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syria is a country of grieving families. this many told us his 21-year- old son was shot by security forces while attending a demonstration. despite the risks, he took his son to a government hospital. "they didn't even let us in," he told us. "they said they wouldn't take injured civilians." he said his son bled to death. "he was just a normal young man, very quiet, very obedient." ( crying ) he was very loved. >> reporter: across the city, we saw signs of a different kind of suffering. syria's economy has been crippled by tough sanctions. basic necessities are scarce. people line up for cooking gas. so we've just had another blackout. now, the government has been keen to stress all along that here in damascus life goes on as normal, but certainly since i've been here the last few days, electricity has been in and out. abu ahmed has no doubts about what would happen if the government discovered his stockpile. they would kill me, he said, simply. but he says that he is ready to die for his cause. he showed us a video on his
syria is a country of grieving families. this many told us his 21-year- old son was shot by security forces while attending a demonstration. despite the risks, he took his son to a government hospital. "they didn't even let us in," he told us. "they said they wouldn't take injured civilians." he said his son bled to death. "he was just a normal young man, very quiet, very obedient." ( crying ) he was very loved. >> reporter: across the city, we saw signs of a...
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clarissa ward goes inside syria oed meets the rebels plotting to overthrow the regime. mark strassmann on today's new smart cars that can stop themselves to prevent crashes. and steve hartman's "on the road" with santa's toughest challenge. >> santa, for christmas i want my dad to come home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. th >> pelley: good evening. no holiday tax increase. after a week-long standoff, the senate, house, and president came together on a two-month extension of the temporary cut in social security payroll sexes. a year ago, that tax rate was lowered from 6.2% to 4.2%. and for a lot of families, that comes to about $80 a month. house republicans wanted a longer extension and they threatened to let the tax cut expire if they didn't get their way. but today they backed down and the president was quick to grab his pen. sharyl attkisson has been covering from the capitol to the white house. >> i said it was critical for congress not to go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million working americans and i
clarissa ward goes inside syria oed meets the rebels plotting to overthrow the regime. mark strassmann on today's new smart cars that can stop themselves to prevent crashes. and steve hartman's "on the road" with santa's toughest challenge. >> santa, for christmas i want my dad to come home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. th >> pelley: good evening. no holiday tax increase. after a week-long standoff, the senate,...
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and tomorrow on this broadcast, we will have more from inside syria. clarissa linked up with those uo have taken up arms to fight the assad regime. some of them defectors from the syrian army itself. elsewhere in that part of the world, iran claims it has captured one of america's most sophisticated spy planes. u.s. intelligence is spying intensely on iranian sites believed to be developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. bob orr tells us an unmanned u.s. drone did vanish over the weekend. >> reporter: the secret stealth drone-- nicknamed the beast of kandahar-- is one of america's most sophisticated intelligence tools. for the past four years, the r.q.-170 has flown high-altitude surveillance missions over the battlefields in afghanistan and its border with pakistan. on the night of the bin laden raid, one of the radar-evading unmanned aircraft monitored the navy seals' assault. ict now u.s. officials say it's extremely likely one of the bat- shaped drones has fallen into the hands of the iranian government. weapons expert joseph cirincione s
and tomorrow on this broadcast, we will have more from inside syria. clarissa linked up with those uo have taken up arms to fight the assad regime. some of them defectors from the syrian army itself. elsewhere in that part of the world, iran claims it has captured one of america's most sophisticated spy planes. u.s. intelligence is spying intensely on iranian sites believed to be developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. bob orr tells us an unmanned u.s. drone did vanish over the...
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banks in syria the increase of interest three of the banks. affected in directly on the decision of the investors the first ping from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to what we know about any change for those caught up in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment to seeing some parents of two three families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate sara r.t. damascus. well the european union's impose tough new restrictions on the sale of drugs used to execute people in the u.s. a move that's likely to worsen our ready short supply across the atlantic as aimed at fighting capital punishment and some of its controversial methods but there are fears that intrepid states may find a way around the controls as it is either ban it now reports. they've tried hanging electrocution and most recently a drug used to euthanize animals but now american jails will find it much harder to kill prisoners on death ro
banks in syria the increase of interest three of the banks. affected in directly on the decision of the investors the first ping from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to what we know about any change for those caught up in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment to seeing some parents of two three families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate...
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an arab league observers are due to arrive in syria on thursday as part of a plan to hold while it's in the country that's after one of the bloodiest weeks since the beginning of the unrest nine months ago activists say more than two hundred people have been killed in the last few days the u.s. has renewed its call for president assad to step down warning of new national measures unless it withdraw its security forces from the streets syria is already suffering under a set of sanctions as artie's sara furthur accords if the ordinary people who are feeling the pain. it's been nearly ten months since syria's uprising began the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual as one says sets in the winds of change have begun to blow a little stronger the arab league's impose tough economic sanctions the effects of which have been felt even head in a poor area in the suburbs of damascus interests and her family struggling to make ends meet. has learning difficulties for the beans for a living but he barely
an arab league observers are due to arrive in syria on thursday as part of a plan to hold while it's in the country that's after one of the bloodiest weeks since the beginning of the unrest nine months ago activists say more than two hundred people have been killed in the last few days the u.s. has renewed its call for president assad to step down warning of new national measures unless it withdraw its security forces from the streets syria is already suffering under a set of sanctions as...
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the only convenient route is a press syria. that has become more expensive and dangerous. >> we export a lot of our products through syria. and now we are having problems. >> and now resides takes us to the frontier with syria. it is uncharacteristically quiet these days. you can imagine what this border crossing was like just a few months ago. it was lined up as far as you could see carrying goods from turkey over to syria. the ghostly emptiness you see today is a vivid illustration of how bad relations have become. we saw just a few serious drivers heading back with empty trucks. the free-trade agreement between the two countries has been torn up. a heavy fee has been imposed on cargo traveling through syria. the business community is reeling. the high-end mall was once a magnet for syrian shoppers. suddenly, it is very empty on fridays. for visiting ministers, at there are some hard questions over their policy toward syria. these provincial underpin norris -- they did not get much assurance from this minister. >> there is no
the only convenient route is a press syria. that has become more expensive and dangerous. >> we export a lot of our products through syria. and now we are having problems. >> and now resides takes us to the frontier with syria. it is uncharacteristically quiet these days. you can imagine what this border crossing was like just a few months ago. it was lined up as far as you could see carrying goods from turkey over to syria. the ghostly emptiness you see today is a vivid...
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arab league observers are set to arrive in syria as part of a deal aimed at tackling bloodshed there while sanctions imposed on damascus by the organization prove inefficient but the people being the ones to feel the pain plus . the u.s. will. get drugs for use with executions and without them they're going to be stuck i'm not. america's controversial practice of death by lethal injection hits a stumbling block as a drug supply lines caused by the e.u. . what you are taking to live from moscow ten am here on marina joshie addressing changes in the country is expected to announce a plan to reform russia's political system in his fourth and final state of the union address internal political issues are predictably anticipated to be the main focus off his speech following the post-election developments our days of work is going off as the details from central moscow. let's is going to be the need to do this fourth and final state of the union address since we do know he's not planning to run for a second term in office and day he is expected to focus on a set of political reforms in the
arab league observers are set to arrive in syria as part of a deal aimed at tackling bloodshed there while sanctions imposed on damascus by the organization prove inefficient but the people being the ones to feel the pain plus . the u.s. will. get drugs for use with executions and without them they're going to be stuck i'm not. america's controversial practice of death by lethal injection hits a stumbling block as a drug supply lines caused by the e.u. . what you are taking to live from moscow...
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arab league observers are set to arrive in syria as part of a deal and the town playing bloodshed there while sanctions imposed on damascus by the organization prove inefficient by the people being the ones to feel the pinch. the u.s. relies on the drugs for use the next week and without them they're going to be stuck. america's controversial practice of death by lethal injection hits a stumbling block as a drug supply lines caused by the e.u. . every business desk russian equity markets advance in early trading along with the price of oil with energy major lifting the indices join me for a full business bulletin in twenty minutes time. what you are going to live from moscow have a name here on marina josh welcome to the program well addressing changes in the country dmitry medvedev is expected to announce a plan to reform russia's political system in his fourth and final state of the union address that's about to begin any minute now and internal political issues are predictably anticipated to be the main focus off the speech following the post-election development so i disagree with h
arab league observers are set to arrive in syria as part of a deal and the town playing bloodshed there while sanctions imposed on damascus by the organization prove inefficient by the people being the ones to feel the pinch. the u.s. relies on the drugs for use the next week and without them they're going to be stuck. america's controversial practice of death by lethal injection hits a stumbling block as a drug supply lines caused by the e.u. . every business desk russian equity markets...
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russia's pushing its resolution at the security council calling for both sides in syria into two weeks. and russia is welcome to the world trade organization after almost twenty years of talks membership expects to bring both incentives for business and investment as well as some tough competition. up next the swearing of science by corporate interests as we bring you the story of two distinguished researches who sacrificed their careers to disclose the dangers of genetically modified products. we're here in central mexico in a place where traditionally for many thousands of years corn has been planted in these lands over the years corn has changed and more recently it has been changing because of the introgression of industrial varieties of corn and most importantly because of introgression of transgenic we know that they are stretching the corn here we don't know how much and we want to be able to tell over the years over time whether there is more or less what kind of transgenic materials are here because the transgenic manipulation is invisible people around here don't even know th
russia's pushing its resolution at the security council calling for both sides in syria into two weeks. and russia is welcome to the world trade organization after almost twenty years of talks membership expects to bring both incentives for business and investment as well as some tough competition. up next the swearing of science by corporate interests as we bring you the story of two distinguished researches who sacrificed their careers to disclose the dangers of genetically modified products....
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we are based author and political analyst david on the situation in syria not. as not as clear cut as western media is trying to portray. most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that the bashar al assad government is fighting armed groups internally and it's country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being massacred by the government this is an incredibly dangerous manipulation of fact that's occurring and and that we've seen in other countries like the case of libya that's been used to justify outside aggression military action and war and and political assassination of a head of state so i think that again this is an attempt to try to garner support from public opinion try to alter the perception of what's taking place in the country and also to get the support from other countries onboard and for those countries and their governments to be out to justify their actions to the
we are based author and political analyst david on the situation in syria not. as not as clear cut as western media is trying to portray. most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that the bashar al assad government is fighting armed groups internally and it's country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being...
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it's been nearly ten months since syria's uprising began the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual as one says the winds of change have begun simple over the little stronger the arab league's imposed tough economic sanctions the effects of which have been felt even head in a poor area in the suburbs of damascus and her family struggling to make ends meet . he has learning difficulties for the beans for a living but he barely makes one hundred fifty syrian pounds a day three dollars to support him and his wife and now the fuel for his vending cart has become harder to get hold of with shooting the economic sanctions driving the price up. their last products available and the prices are pushed higher there's been fights over gas we've been trying to manage by cutting back as much as we can sometimes when we can't afford it which is don't eat. economic situation in syria was one of the areas president had been seen to be making some progress will be it slowly but for a population that it started s
it's been nearly ten months since syria's uprising began the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual as one says the winds of change have begun simple over the little stronger the arab league's imposed tough economic sanctions the effects of which have been felt even head in a poor area in the suburbs of damascus and her family struggling to make ends meet . he has learning difficulties for the beans for a...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any real change to these coups that in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meant to seeing some parity of teeth families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search that. damascus. the u.s. and the e.u. say their stance against a mask this is a reaction to the regime's crackdown on peaceful protesters but of course they're refusing to recognize that the opposition is also armed and fighting to bring that to president assad some analysts believe it's because the west wants to see regime change in syria. what we see hear about these atrocities add five to how the. deaths here and the so-called massacres none of these numbers are confirmed they are actually given and if you look at the media they are actually telling you that they're getting their information from the. rebe
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any real change to these coups that in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meant to seeing some parity of teeth families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search that. damascus. the u.s. and the e.u. say their...
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across syria, activists say that dozens were killed today. all this under the eyes of arab league observers, surrounded by people desperate to tell their story. activists say that over 150 people have been killed. protesters have reported clashes across the country. more than 60 monitors on the ground have managed to visit a few of these places. exactly what they saw it is not clear. whatever they say is unlikely to be agreed upon by both sides. many opposition activists have fled to lebanon on. they do not believe the observers are doing their job. >> the violence against civilians in syria. this mission must go to ensure their safety. this is not happening. i think this is being understood. >> today, state television showed pictures of pro- parliament rallies in the capital of damascus. they say that they are facing a terrorist insurgency. syria is divided, edging towards civil war. the arab league has been there to bear witness. what will it say? >> earlier, i spoke with our correspondent in damascus. i asked if the country has slipped int
across syria, activists say that dozens were killed today. all this under the eyes of arab league observers, surrounded by people desperate to tell their story. activists say that over 150 people have been killed. protesters have reported clashes across the country. more than 60 monitors on the ground have managed to visit a few of these places. exactly what they saw it is not clear. whatever they say is unlikely to be agreed upon by both sides. many opposition activists have fled to lebanon...
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banks in syria the increase of interest three of the banks. affected in directly on the decision of the investors the first ping from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any real change for those caught up in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment t. seeing some parity. the families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search for. damascus. they were based author and political analyst eva golinger says the situation in syria is not as clear cut as western media is trying to portray most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that the bashar al assad government is fighting armed groups internally and its country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being massacred by the government this is an incr
banks in syria the increase of interest three of the banks. affected in directly on the decision of the investors the first ping from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any real change for those caught up in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment t. seeing some parity. the families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way and observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. and while the assad regime cracks down on protesters in syria some scientists here in the us say the government is trying to censor them the government is asking scientists not to publish details of a bird flu study they are justifying the censorship by saying it could end up in the hands of terrorists the fear is that the information that would help terrorists use the virus against the american people the strain h five n one or the avian bird flu effects are kills sixty percent of people infected but while humans can catch it from birds it doesn't transfer easily between person to person but scientists did find a strain that is transmitt
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way and observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. and while the assad regime cracks down on protesters in syria some scientists here...
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syria mourns the victims of friday's twin terror attacks where forty four people were killed and more than one fifty wounded syria's muslim brotherhood has claimed responsibility while the arab league works to put a peace plan into action sara furth looks at how the tragedy has dampened the people's holiday spirit. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained largely spared from the violence starts to feel the effects of an escalating conflict. the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget these terrorists and this time of year the capsule is usually brightly lit as christiane's who account for ten percent of the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just how much the country has changed in the past nine months. last year at christmas we used to wish health and pray for people in other countries that were going through hard times with war we never thought that this year it would be. this year is totally different because
syria mourns the victims of friday's twin terror attacks where forty four people were killed and more than one fifty wounded syria's muslim brotherhood has claimed responsibility while the arab league works to put a peace plan into action sara furth looks at how the tragedy has dampened the people's holiday spirit. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained largely spared from the violence starts to feel the effects of an escalating conflict. the first day of...
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spent a lot of time reporting from syria these are some of her thoughts about the ongoing crisis. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind me traffic is just about starting to flow again going into the city damascus was rather peaceful it was quiet although very tense still because everybody knows what was going on in the country. and what's interesting i think most before for us is that we saw the kind of. diverse opinions on what was going on there was no clear two sides even there were more than two sides it was not i want the regime or i don't want the regime. and there was one time you were interviewing a young man and he was rather critical of the government so he gave his point of view and what you didn't see on the cam
spent a lot of time reporting from syria these are some of her thoughts about the ongoing crisis. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind...
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syria is divided. they are edging toward civil war. the arab league has been there to bear witness, but crucially, what will it say? bbc news. >> we analyze whether the country has already stepped into civil war. >> well, it is hard to say it is a civil war. there have been clashes neighbor to neighbor. this situation is different from the ground. unarmed civilian forces are taking to the streets and stating their opinion. they are being shot at by security forces, and that is how the protesters and the activists are saying the government is consistently saying they are facing armed insurgency. in the last few months, we saw that more and more army defectors have joined the opposition to defend civilians from the army. i would not say that they are going into a civil war. >> an activist in damascus said the protests were some of the biggest seen in the uprising against the government since it began. >> in damascus, we say that the accumulation was around 50,000 protesters all day long today. it was a great day for damascus. for syria,
syria is divided. they are edging toward civil war. the arab league has been there to bear witness, but crucially, what will it say? bbc news. >> we analyze whether the country has already stepped into civil war. >> well, it is hard to say it is a civil war. there have been clashes neighbor to neighbor. this situation is different from the ground. unarmed civilian forces are taking to the streets and stating their opinion. they are being shot at by security forces, and that is how...
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of syria our people to. avoid the external. but. no one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly armed after months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. for instance. from somebody who is not. the government claims it is the opposition that the opposition claims this is the government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation. you know we have to use two different. we don't turn. to the two the arab league team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much they'll be able to achieve but there's one thing that everyon
of syria our people to. avoid the external. but. no one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly armed after months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard...
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is only interested in inflaming a conflict in syria. the reason they would want to provoke regime change is to put in place a government that would be friendly to us and its allies interests and of course to enable those interests to control strategic resources in syria and throughout the region which is the same case that we saw in libya i mean the whole justification of protecting the population was really just a front to be able to overthrow and assassinate really cut off the and put in place a government that would be friendly to the u.s. we have to remember that right after the obama administration withdrew troops from iraq some of those were relocated to the border of syria from jordan and in preparation of arming this conflict and possibly engaging in it as well and i think that these terrorist attacks are part of that or part of maybe a justification to say hey there needs to be a stronger military presence from abroad in order to prevent further military conflict internally in the country that could result in the deaths of so c
is only interested in inflaming a conflict in syria. the reason they would want to provoke regime change is to put in place a government that would be friendly to us and its allies interests and of course to enable those interests to control strategic resources in syria and throughout the region which is the same case that we saw in libya i mean the whole justification of protecting the population was really just a front to be able to overthrow and assassinate really cut off the and put in...
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economic situation in syria was one of the areas president packing faints be making progress. for a population that it started seeing the results of economic opportunity say. financial transactions. have blackouts that come with. it they could be even the financial times ahead. because of the economic sanctions people. people are a little bit afraid of the fact that. this is when you see these queues this in place by the arab league it was the sanctions which the government had and when it came to ending the violence in the country was inside syria the name and many feel it every day people being punished. thanks. to one hit. has become part of the daily life of many people here in. the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come in they meant tesing imperative teeth families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search for. damascus. the arab league's observer mission to damascus
economic situation in syria was one of the areas president packing faints be making progress. for a population that it started seeing the results of economic opportunity say. financial transactions. have blackouts that come with. it they could be even the financial times ahead. because of the economic sanctions people. people are a little bit afraid of the fact that. this is when you see these queues this in place by the arab league it was the sanctions which the government had and when it came...
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the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget. this kind of here the capsule is usually brightly lit as christians who can succumb to the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just how much the country has changed in the past nine months. last year to christmas we used to wish house and pray for people in other countries that were going through hard times with war we never thought that this year it would be. this year is totally different because of the situation in our country. the priests here at planning their own mark of respect for the. people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months q
the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget. this kind of here the capsule is usually brightly lit as christians who can succumb to the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just how much the country has changed in the past nine months. last year to christmas we used to wish house and pray for people in other countries that were going through hard times with...
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for more details on this developing situation in syria. thank i thank you for coming on the program today as we were just talking to our to you sara for thought for officially but from syria we're discussing the fact that official reports suggest al-qaeda could be connected to these latest pair of suicide bombings in the capital do you think it's proof the al qaeda terrorists are operating in the country as the assad government has said or could this just be a tactic that benefits one side either the side of assad's regime or the side of the opposition. well actually we are not sure yet who is responsible for the these attacks but whether that is proof or disproof al-qaeda is active in the country is another christian and is active already in sitting in for some time and may be and may be they are also responsible for d.c. attacks so when the us government is claiming that they are merely fighting an armed resistance from abroad. you have a point but that does not change the fact that there also is a popular uprising in the country now the
for more details on this developing situation in syria. thank i thank you for coming on the program today as we were just talking to our to you sara for thought for officially but from syria we're discussing the fact that official reports suggest al-qaeda could be connected to these latest pair of suicide bombings in the capital do you think it's proof the al qaeda terrorists are operating in the country as the assad government has said or could this just be a tactic that benefits one side...
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have become part of the daily life that many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and a political analyst a. true situation of the country is not being told by mainstream media. most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that. the charlotte side government is fighting armed groups internally and its country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being massacred by the government this is an incredibly dangerous manipulation of fact that's occurring and and that we've seen in other count
have become part of the daily life that many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and a political...
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for syria, it was absolutely massive. we had around 300,000 protestors in front of the monitors of people who get really excited. they really gathered massively as i mentioned. and it was just like in front of their eyes. >> the government seems to think that if it kills enough people it will stop the anti-government process. is there going to come a point where people will be too scared to come out on to the streets and protest against president assad? >> that's not going to happen. no matter how the killing gets more, no matter how ugly it gets, we're still going to go down the streets, you know, seek for our freedom, do whatever it takes peacefully. the regime is blind. they lost the defense of their reality. so many casualties. they're not going stop. and we're not going to stop. we're not going to stop either. >> an army spokesman described the explosion as a major blow and the group is boko haram. >> the victims of nigeria's christmas day bombing are still recovering. they ran from a church in the town of madala nea
for syria, it was absolutely massive. we had around 300,000 protestors in front of the monitors of people who get really excited. they really gathered massively as i mentioned. and it was just like in front of their eyes. >> the government seems to think that if it kills enough people it will stop the anti-government process. is there going to come a point where people will be too scared to come out on to the streets and protest against president assad? >> that's not going to...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month. position they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meant to seeing it's imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus but russia is supporting the arab league's mission in syria but attempts to get official backing by the u.n. security council were blocked by some western members. of the u.n. says their objections could be a barrier to securing peace. it's a straightforward text isn't of a commendation and support and appreciation of the efforts of the arabic and a pretty straightforward. expression of attention that it will help to put an end to while it's unfortunately i can tell you that a number of members of the security council objected to old this is a little strange one of the difficulties we encounter in working on the security council bec
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month. position they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meant to seeing it's imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus but russia is supporting the arab league's mission in syria but attempts to...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meet tesing is imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. the arab league's observer mission to damascus follow syria's membership of the organization being suspended but jordan based professor and journalist abraham hoosh believes the league should not be lecturing another arab country talking about reforms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from out of gulf states where you're even a constitution your. freedom of the media or the or the right to organize and political parties or organizations so this is this is just nonsense i mean when when someone who lacks the very basic tenets of democracy is preaching to syria or other arab states that are independent or somewhat
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meet tesing is imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. the arab league's observer mission to damascus follow syria's membership...
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in syria all people want for christmas in the new year is peace but there's no festive mood in the air as the latest round of violence leaves a dozen dead. and a new mission for a new year fueled by its successes in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia now describing the country as a threat to british security. hello live from moscow this is r.t. a warm welcome to you is just after midnight here now this early morning the twenty fifth of december there for our very best wishes to you at this time for me kevin zero in on the rest of the news team on duty now if you're celebrating christmas around the world to our top story thousands gathered in central moscow this saturday to protest against this month's parliamentary election results the mass rally was organized by opposition groups who claim the vote was rigged in this and now i was at the scene of the demonstration. it's certainly fair to say that the head count of this saturday's rally beats that we saw two weeks ago at below plan square official figures we're hearing from the interior ministry is th
in syria all people want for christmas in the new year is peace but there's no festive mood in the air as the latest round of violence leaves a dozen dead. and a new mission for a new year fueled by its successes in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia now describing the country as a threat to british security. hello live from moscow this is r.t. a warm welcome to you is just after midnight here now this early morning the twenty fifth of december there for our...
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talking about reforms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from arab gulf states. even a constitution of. freedom of the media or the or the right to organize and political parties or organizations so this is this is just nonsense i mean when when someone who lacks the very basic tenets of democracy is preaching to syria or other arab states that dependent or somewhat on time imperialist about democracy but that's what the syrian regime has said we are going along with our reforms on our agenda and our time and we we need to see what those states have in the way of reform before they start preaching to us about reform this is obviously. an sos and say that has been instigated by night so and that's cronies and the arab world. one country which felt the full force of western interference this it was libya. is not over yet russia wants an investigation into the civilian casualties caused by the eighty's mission. so well to the hands of rebels also takes a look back at the events that shaped the year. my western colleagues explaining that. breaks his hotel at that tim
talking about reforms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from arab gulf states. even a constitution of. freedom of the media or the or the right to organize and political parties or organizations so this is this is just nonsense i mean when when someone who lacks the very basic tenets of democracy is preaching to syria or other arab states that dependent or somewhat on time imperialist about democracy but that's what the syrian regime has said we are going along with our...
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dozens killed in syria's capital on the first suicide bombing since the uprising started as arab league observers get down to business in an effort to mediate a peace deal there. leaving a nation in despair tensions running high in iraq as the government plunges deeper into crisis after a bombing atrocity claims more than seventy lives after the pullout of u.s. troops. every breath you take every move you make could now be recorded human rights groups in britain fight a surge of surveillance cameras now to be installed in every taxi in the city of oxford. eleven pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story around forty people have been killed more than one hundred wounded in double suicide bombings in the syrian capital the regime placing the blame for the attack on al qaida it's the first incident of its kind in damascus since the uprising started in march and it comes against the backdrop of the first visit of arab league monitors arriving to implement a peace deal group of observers visited the site of the bombings and called for calm by jordan based
dozens killed in syria's capital on the first suicide bombing since the uprising started as arab league observers get down to business in an effort to mediate a peace deal there. leaving a nation in despair tensions running high in iraq as the government plunges deeper into crisis after a bombing atrocity claims more than seventy lives after the pullout of u.s. troops. every breath you take every move you make could now be recorded human rights groups in britain fight a surge of surveillance...